War hero Donald Rose – who is the UK’s oldest man at the age of 110 – will be saluted by officials from Erewash Borough Council as he is officially awarded the freedom of the borough on Friday 30th May.
The rare honour will be bestowed as an official delegation visits the Canal Vue Care Home on Awsworth Road in Ilkeston at 2pm.
In attendance will be the newly elected Mayor of Erewash Cllr Harry Atkinson – who at the age of 25 is the youngest ever to wear the chain of office.
He this month took over from Cllr Kate Fennelly, who will also be at the ceremony. Former mayor Kate previously served with the RAF and is an official Armed Forces champion for the council.
Accompanying her will be council leader James Dawson and the authority’s chief executive Jeremy Jaroszek. Representatives of the Ilkeston branch of the Royal British Legion will also pay tribute to ex-Desert Rat Donald – a veteran of the D-Day landings who survived a bullet to the leg.
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